Pistol Metallic Silhouette – NRA

PISTOL Metallic Silhouette combines long-range shooting with reactive targets to create an extremely popular discipline suitable for a wide range of larger-calibre handguns as well as rimfire .22 handguns.

Said to have been developed in Mexico shortly before World War I, the event reputedly got its start when soldiers in Pancho Villa’s armed forces staked animals at various ranges to use for target practice.

Rest assured no animals are harmed in the modern incarnation of the event, which uses metal silhouettes of targets including chickens, turkeys, pigs and rams.

The aim is simple: Using a handgun and 40 rounds of ammunition, knock all the targets over – no mean feat considering the furthest centrefire target can be up to 200m away and out to 100m for rimfire!

The Long Range Pistol Metallic Silhouette match course of fire involves Chickens at 50m, Pigs at 100m, Turkeys at 150m and Rams at 200m.

The Centrefire Hunters Pistol match and Smallbore Rimfire courses of fire engage targets at 40m, 50m, 75m and 100m.

The Smallbore Hunters Pistol match uses targets set at 20, 30, 40 and 50m.

Given the power required to knock over heavy metal targets at 200m, Centrefire Pistol Metallic Silhouette competitions are one of only two disciplines in Queensland for which Weapons Licensing will issue an licence endorsement for a handgun larger than 9mm/.38 calibre (the other being Single Action Shooting).

Handguns used in the event may be revolvers, single-shot or semi-automatics and the Firing Line at a centrefire Pistol Metallic Silhouette event can include anything from specialised .30 calibre wildcat single-shot pistols through to .357 Magnum or .44 Magnum revolvers to 9mm or .45ACP semi-auto pistols, or even WWI-era service revolvers and reproduction Old West-era single action handguns.

There are different classes for scoped and iron-sighted handguns.

Given the combination of skill and immediate visual confirmation of a target hit, Pistol Metallic Silhouette is one of the more popular disciplines – and as a bonus, it shares targets and a course of fire with the Lever Action Silhouette discipline, allowing Branches to run two disciplines with only one set of resources.

Further Information

  • Discipline Chairman:
  • Hazel Bozic
  • Phone:
  • 4128 0467

Rule Books*

* May be shot Subject to Range Approval. Approved firearms must still comply with Qld State Laws & Regulations.

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